.Dd 2015-10-08
.Dt TIME 1
.Os sbase
.Sh NAME
.Nm time
.Nd time a command
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl p
.Ar cmd
.Op Ar arg ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
executes
.Ar cmd
and writes timing statistics to stderr after it finishes.
The statistics include the elapsed real time
between invocation and termination and the user
and system CPU time (see
.Xr times 2 ) .
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl p
Use the format "real %f\enuser %f\ensys %f\en" for printing.
This is the default.
.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It 0
.Ar cmd
executed successfully.
.It 1
Internal error.
.It 126
.Ar cmd
was found but could not be executed.
.It 127
.Ar cmd
could not be found.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr times 2 ,
.Xr waitpid 2
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is compliant with the
.St -p1003.1-2013
specification.
